Polymer nanostructured materials for propulsion systems

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1250-1262

  Koo, Joseph H ^a,c,d   Pilato, Louis A ^b   Wissler, Gerry E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b KAI LLC   (United States)

^c Mech Des and Devmt Eng Dept   (United States)

^d AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLAME RESISTANCE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER MATRIX; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

HYDROPHOBIC POLYMER MATRIX; POLYMER COMPOSITES; POLYMER SYSTEMS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 38349122546     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.26295     Document Type: Article

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